but hurry, the special financing offer ends martin luther king, jr. day. don't miss the year end clearance sale at sleep train. superior service, best selection, lowest price, guaranteed. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >> bill: there is word at least two americans are free tonight after a dramatic rescue operation at a bp facility in the desert of algeria. we're still waiting for word on the other americans the militants claim they were holding. we are also learning about when they planned this attack. they say it was revenge for the french military operation next door in the country of mali. catherine herridge on the story tonight in washington. what are you hearing, catherine, good evening? >> well, thank you, bill and good evening. the chairman of the house foreign affairs and house intelligence committee telling fox news they believe the hostage situation was premeditated and with the french going into mali over the weekend, al qaeda in north africa pulled the trigger on a plot that was already in the pipeline. looking at everything i ha